Romania turns 94 today

On December 1st, 1918, the Union of Transylvania with Romania took place. The announcement was made in Alba Iulia in the presence of over 1200 officials from 27 Romanian Committees, at 12 in the afternoon.

The first unification attempt was made between 1599 and 1601, under the rule of Mihai Viteazul. Also known as Mihai I of Wallachia, he managed to unite Moldavia, Transylvania and Wallachia, bot not for long. Shortly after his death, in 1601, the unification was canceled.

The following quote represents a chronological display of the Romanian history, prior to December 25th, 1989 – The fall of Nicolae Ceaușescu, thus the fall of communism: